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To: Sergio H who wrote (48853)	7/20/2012 1:41:19 PM
From: Spekulatius	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 78751

>>Hi Nik. The U.S. planted a record amount of corn this year. It was expected that we would have a record crop but now estimates call for the lowest amount of corn in five years, down just 7% from the initial projection. << The 7% revision just seems to be an adjustment relative to the USDA estimates from July 11,which were down 12% already. If you add this up, the US corn production forecast is down ~18% total. I think this is quite substantial.

To: Sergio H who wrote (48853)	7/20/2012 1:59:10 PM
From: NikhilJog	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 78751

its interesting you mention that! When i wrote to EKS yesterday, i stated that by US govt. count, corn should be fine and they have still not reduced their estimates for ethanol and stuff. It was interesting for me to read that. i will check out the price charts. And thats why i was suggesting to play these things on a secondary level, meaning people who raise animals on corn feed or do eggs, bcs if there is a lot of volatility, these guys are going to get affected no matter what.